Includes appendices.

“Welcome to the new edition of LEAP 2: Listening and Speaking. Building on the first edition (LEAP Intermediate), this book aims to improve your listening and speaking skills with Academic Word List (AWL) vocabulary, grammar, Academic Survival Skills, and Warm-Up and Final Assignments that let you apply what you learn in individual and personalized ways.

There are two new features in LEAP 2: Listening and Speaking. Focus on Critical Thinking helps you reflect on what you listen to so you can develop your own opinions. The Pearson Global Scale of English (GSE) structures LEAP 2's learning goals to give you a clearer idea of the language objectives you should aim to meet.

Each chapter in the book focuses on engaging themes drawn from science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), as well as education and business fields. Each chapter includes three listenings related to the chapter theme, often with divergent perspectives. Most of these listenings are authentic and give you the chance to apply your critical thinking skills in pre-listening and follow-up tasks. The listenings include a variety of genres that you will encounter in your academic studies, including excerpts from lectures, interviews, and podcasts. The speaking component involves different types of presentations and participation in seminars and debates. To help you better understand each format, the Models Chapter provides clear instructions and examples. Beyond the book, My eLab exercises and documents give you the opportunity to reinforce and build on what you learn.

LEAP 2: Listening and Speaking will give you the confidence to take the next steps on your path to academic and career success." (Introduction, p. iii)

CONTENTS

Chapter 1 - THINKING BUSINESS
SUBJECT AREAS: business, computing, technology Listening 1: Ben Silbermann at Startup School (video)
Listening 2: Fifty-four Hours: Startup Weekend
Warm-Up Assignment: Work in a Group to Create an Idea for an Application
Listening 3: Start-Up and Slay
Final Assignment: Give a Presentation and Take Notes

Chapter 2 - A NEW WORLD OF WORK
SUBJECT AREAS: business, education, technology Listening 1: Don't Follow Your Passion
Listening 2: Students Create Their Own Dream Jobs (video)
Warm-Up Assignment: Describe Your Perfect Job
Listening 3: Crowdworkers
Final Assignment: Give a Compare and Contrast Presentation with a Partner

Chapter 3 - PEOPLE IN MOTION SUBJECT AREAS: engineering, urban planning Listening 1: Autonomous Cars and the Future of Cities Listening 2: Plugging In: The Future of Electric Cars (video) Warm-up Assignment: Conduct an Oral Survey Listening 3: Future Electric Final Assignment: Prepare and Present an Oral Survey

Chapter 4 - THE BUSINESS OF SPACE SUBJECT AREAS: space exploration, engineering Listening 1: Science and Science Fiction with Andy Weir Listening 2: A Brief History of Space Exploration Warm-up Assignment: Introduce an Example of Cause and Effect Listening 3: The First Moon Tourist (video) Final Assignment: Give an Academic Presentation

Chapter 5 - INVENTING THE FUTURE SUBJECT AREAS: computing, engineering Listening 1: 3D Printing (video) Listening 2: 3D Printing: Making the Future (video) Warm-up Assignment: Develop Product Proposals Listening 3: Printing the Edible Final Assignment: Conduct a Meeting to Discuss Proposals

Chapter 6 - ENGINEERING THE FUTURE SUBJECT AREAS: engineering, medicine Listening 1: Activity Trackers and Apps Listening 2: Our Better Selves Warm-up Assignment: Summarize an Interview Listening 3: The Future of Human Enhancements (video) Final Assignment: Summarize a Lecture and Participate in a Group Discussion

Chapter 7 - NEW WAYS TO LEARN SUBJECT AREAS: computer science, education Listening 1: Gamification Listening 2: New Models for Education (video) Warm-up Assignment: Give a Process Presentation Listening 3: Three Approaches to Education Final Assignment: Explain a Process in a Seminar

Chapter 8 - FINDING JUSTICE SUBJECT AREAS: history, law, technology Listening 1: Technocreep Listening 2: Debate: Parallel Cases from under the Pear-Tree Warm-up Assignment: Construct an Argument for a Debate Listening 3: Human Rights (video) Final Assignment: Participate in a Debate

APPENDICES: Appendix 1: Conversation Gambits Appendix 2: Strategies for Improving Listening and Speaking Skills

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For Intermediate English as second language learners (B1 - CEFR).